Gov. Kay Ivey officially opened the new Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in Huntsville today calling it a “testimony to our (state’s) commitment to being innovative in every way.” Ivey said the school, built by a “multi-year collaborative...
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Teleflex, FundamentalVR Bring Virtual Reality Technology to Urology Education
WAYNE, PA — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) recently announced a new agreement with FundamentalVR. The agreement will provide Teleflex with a VR training platform to accelerate the effective use of the company’s UroLift® 2 System, an innovative technology...
Apple expands industry-leading commitment to protect users from highly targeted mercenary spyware
Apple today detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware. Lockdown Mode — the first major capability...
How the Metaverse can revolutionize the fashion industry
The idea underlying digital fashion can be difficult for many to grasp since buying/trying out clothes that only exist in a virtual world can seem quite strange at first. However, with this niche market continuing to gain a lot of traction recently, many experts are...
Women in Technology Announces 2022 – 2023 Board of Directors
Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C. area technology community, today announced its 2022 - 2023 Board of Directors. Leading the organization as this year’s President is Amber...
How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient Practices
In a cavernous Smithsonian Institution workshop, a team of imaging experts laser scans a small, hand-carved cedar hat. It was crafted more than 140 years ago from a solid piece of wood and depicts a bear with large copper eyes. In a few hours, the experts will have a...
Apple’s big annual conference kicks off next week: Here’s what to expect
Apple CEO Tim Cook will present the latest versions of Apple’s software for iPhones, iPads, Mac, Watch, and TV on Monday to kick off WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference. The new “bits,” as attendees often call the updates, are the biggest Apple software...
Amazon Now Letting Some Merchants Sell From Their Own Websites…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1— Amazon is expanding their fast shipping guarantee to other online businesses. Amazon is expanding its Buy With Prime service to now allow select...
Amazon Go: Inside the new cashierless store moving in to the suburbs
Amazon Go, the tech giant's cashierless store concept, is ready for its move to the suburbs. The company is opening a new Go store in Mill Creek, Wash., on Tuesday morning, which it says will target customers living in suburban areas. Like its other Go stores,...
How Elon Musk shook up Twitter in a week of chaos
For the last seven days, Elon Musk has made major headlines. But it’s not Tesla, where he’s CEO, that he’s toying with this time. Instead, he’s been making waves around his recent investment in Twitter. Last week’s news that he had purchased enough Twitter...
You could get a new iPhone every year with ‘Netflix-style’ Apple subscription
The service would allow fans to pay a monthly fee to get the latest Apple gadgets as and when they’re released. It could launch in late 2022 or early 2023, sources told Bloomberg in a report published Thursday. Apple already runs a monthly payment plan for...
Heineken launches virtual beer in self-mocking metaverse ‘joke’
A brewer has created a virtual beer to highlight the extremes businesses will go to to grab a slice of the next big thing - the metaverse. Heineken set up a virtual launch to promote the "product" - an experience described by one attendee as surreal. The metaverse...